‘We are marching to show Bill Engish that we do not condone his callous and inhumane attitude towards patients. We demand an immediate moratorium on prosecuting patients and supporters until this fiasco is resolved.”

It’s that time of year again, and the incredible range of comedy talent on display is proof of just how far the NZ comedy scene has grown and developed. There’s just so much to choose from, getting a dozen picks is incredibly difficult, but here are the 12 acts TDB thinks you need to see this season…

From the years 1967 to 1972, John Miller photographed many aspects of public opposition to the US-led Vietnam War and the New Zealand government’s participation in it. Street marches, rallies, occupations, teach-ins and anti-war conferences in both Auckland and Wellington involved a wide range of New Zealand society.

CHOOSE YOUR OWN OUTCOME IN FRINGE’S MOST REBELLIOUS SHOW Auckland Fringe Festival & Stray Theatre Company – Are Your Sure? Audiences that arrive to Are You Sure? will find themselves smack bang in a choose-your-own adventure story come to life. Starting in Silo 6 and moving throughout the vast playground of Wynyard Quarter, the choices […]

Moonbridge – A story of love, loss and a little bit of wackiness. A new exhibition has come to town: “The Museum of Broken Relationships” from Zagreb. Pedro, the town’s museum archivist is heartbroken from the sudden death of his beloved wife. Eclipsed by the moon, we follow Pedro crossing from his loss to a […]

Presented by AUSA Outdoor Summer Shakespeare Directed by Benjamin Henson Banished from the constricted court, Rosalind and her cousin/best friend Celia cast off their former lives and embark on a journey of liberation in the glorious Forest of Arden. Dressed as a boy and a simple shepherdess, there they find the charms of the pastoral […]

With over 80 events live on the website and the FREE Pride Guide programme out on the streets, the much-loved Auckland Pride Festival (10 – 26 February) is just one week away! Our biggest Auckland Pride Festival to date, 2017’s programme showcases the many and diverse talents of the Rainbow communities of Aotearoa, as well […]

A talk by actor and Greenpeace Climate Ambassador Lucy Lawless and climate-focused campaigners will be the closing highlight of our provocative exhibition, Precarious Nature. Lawless, best known for her title role in “Xena” and more recently for starring in the Starz cable television series “Spartacus”, is also a vocal and active climate campaigner. In February […]

When Auckland Fringe 2017 hits, Jubilation Choir will be making a righteous noise with three Sunday gigs spreading the musical love. On three successive Sundays, Jubilation will bring the power of their R & B and soul-infused gospel to Leigh’s Sawmill Café (February 26), Takapuna’ s PumpHouse Theatre (March 5) and TAPAC at Western […]

“Dead Boys Are Blue is a semi-autobiographical work, developed in Launceston, Tasmania and Bay of Islands, New Zealand. It features a transgender character, homosexual love and Old Hollywood as core components, experienced at personal levels by us, the artists.” – Nelson Blake, Writer / Director / Producer. Dido St. Claire was established by Nelson Blake […]